The Redwillow Watershed Restoration Plan is a roadmap to help all of the organizations active in the watershed to collaborate and streamline their efforts. We
will be improving efficiency and the effective use of resources by following this roadmap that everyone came together to develop.

Partners

Funding

Redwillow Watershed Restoration Project

Fish Passage work is complete!

The Redwillow Watershed Restoration Project Team is excited to say that the fish passage work has been completed!

Flow at the Beaverlodge weir

Flow at the downstream riffle

Efforts to restore the Beaverlodge River have narrowed focus on breathing life back into the Redwillow River watershed thanks to federal funding to begin restoration activities that
will improve watershed health on the Redwillow River, of which the Beaverlodge River is a tributary.

The next step is to produce a restoration plan that will tap into the newly acquired resource most efficiently. The funding comes from the Environmental Damages Fund, a federally
administered supply of dollars with a focus on shovel-ready restoration projects.

The health of both the Redwillow and Beaverlodge rivers is challenged by a decline of fish populations, periods of low flow and lower oxygen levels, and dwindling water quality affecting
recreational opportunities. However, project partners continue to identify the highest-ranking restoration activity as improving the fish passage through the Beaverlodge weir.

Arctic Grayling

We would like to see the return of historic fish community in the Redwillow Watershed. There has been a change in the types and numbers of fish due to declines in water
quality. Implementing our Restoration Plan will help to improve water quality, thereby restoring fish habitat and allowing for the return of the historic community. This is a long
process but one worth pursuing. One of the fish species that is no longer part of the fish community is Arctic Grayling. This iconic fish was once present in the Redwillow Watershed and it would
be great for it to return. We are working on improving habitat so that it can. Learn more about Arctic Grayling here.

Natural Rock Passage Design

Check out the mock-up of the fish passage design at the Beaverlodge weir. We are working with the Town of Beaverlodge to ensure that their needs are met and then we will complete
the permitting process. A big thanks to all those who helped us reach this decision!

Fish Passage Design

We continue to work with qualified professionals in the fields of fish biology, hydrogeomorphology and engineering as well as the public and stakeholders to develop the best possible design for
fish passage at the Beaverlodge weir. Here is a letter addressed to a few specific concerns raised around fish passage.